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Greninja

Ninja Pokémon

Water Dark

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 1.5 m
Weight: 40.0 kg

Alternate forms (4)

Greninja Mega Greninja Greninja Battle Bond Greninja Ash

Training & breeding details

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP239

It appears and vanishes with a ninja’s grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water.

In Pokémon GO · 2654 max CP 6 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

103

Sp. Def

Speed

122

Total

530

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Torrent

Strengthens Water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

ProteanHidden

Changes the bearer's type to match each move it uses.

Egg groups: Water 1

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Bug2×

Grass2×

Electric2×

Fairy2×

Resistant to

Ghost½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Water½×

Ice½×

Dark½×

Immune to

Psychic0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Battle Bond

Moves

Item

Life Orb

AbilityBattle Bond

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraWaterGhost

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Greninja

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Ultra Sun

Poni Wilds

Ultra Moon

Poni Wilds

Evolution

#0656Froakie

Lv. 16

#0657Frogadier

Lv. 36

#0658Greninja

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Greninja can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move21 of 21

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Water Shuriken Hits 2–5 times.	Water	Special	15	100	20
1	Bubble Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Water	Special	40	100	30
1	Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
1	Mat Block Protects all friendly Pokémon from damaging moves. Only works on the first turn after the user is sent out.	Fighting	Status	—	—	10
1	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
1	Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Quick Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	30
1	Role Play Copies the target’s ability.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
1	Water Gun Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100	25
10	Lick Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30
14	Water Pulse Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100	20
19	Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
23	Shadow Sneak Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
28	Spikes Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Ground	Status	—	—	20
33	Aerial Ace Never misses.	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
33	Feint Attack Never misses.	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
42	Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
49	Extrasensory Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Special	80	100	20
56	Double Team Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	15
68	Hydro Pump Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80	5